A young woman was taken to hospital this morning, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 after she was struck by a car downtown. Global Okanagan/Kelly Hayes (with permission)

Pedestrian struck, injured crossing Ellis Street in Kelowna

KELOWNA – A young woman was taken to hospital this morning, Jan. 25, after she was hit by a car while crossing Ellis Street.

A witness to the incident told Global Okanagan the driver was following a logging truck that was turning left off Harvey Avenue.

The witness says he almost collided with the driver himself when she cut in front of him. He says he saw the driver hit the woman, flipping the victim over before her car ended up in the oncoming lane.

The woman was taken by ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital. Her condition is not known.

Credit: Global Okanagan (with permission)

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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